Lunch Hour

Princess Zelda of Hyrule · 06-29-2004, 06:12 PM

We haven't had one of these topics in awhile, SO...

Our lunch hour isn't an hour at all. It's only 45 minutes. Since it's a private school with an elementary, middle, and high school sharing the facilities, we have to juggle our time with the other divisions, and we, naturally, get the last slot in the day: 12:45 PM. It's sick. We're STARVING by then. Fortunately, we're the only people in the school with vending machine privileges. Plus, while the younger kids have to have special passes to get pop and frozen yogurt, we get it everyday.

Our food is pretty much Grade D. But compared to what I've seen at other schools, it's not so bad. At one school I toured, they served grapes that smelled like pee. They took fish sticks and called them chicken tenders.

[ June 29, 2004, 06:17 PM: Message edited by: Princess Zelda of Hyrule: God Bless ]

c_jks · 06-29-2004, 09:03 PM

Hell, you think having a 45 minute lunch is bad? My lunch is 30 minutes. Anyway, I usually bring a lunch, though times that I don't I get some RedVines from the vending machine or something.

Princess Zelda of Hyrule · 06-29-2004, 09:20 PM

Redvines? Never had those. What are they?

Sim Kid · 06-29-2004, 09:22 PM

Mine's only 30 minutes, and we really did have some good food from outside vendors, we'd get like Blackjack, Chik Fi'la(sp), Pizza Hut, and Tokyo Bowl. Their Pizza rolls turned from good to bad when they switched from East Coast Pizza to Mama Ronis, The fries were just...Well, when you buy them, you more or less just take a chance because some days they were McDonalds quality and other days they were absolutley terrible. Their hamburgers were okay, but the Pizza Hut, Blackjack, and Chic Fi'la sandwiches were worth every penny...Even though the Pizza Hut stuff would have like 1 Pizza that didn't have much sauce, and I'm almost always the one who gets that one.

They also had great choices in chips.

c_jks · 06-29-2004, 09:23 PM

^^It's a brand name for red licorice, I guess. It's odd, because RedVines makes black licorice too.

KirbyKing · 06-29-2004, 09:30 PM

Yeah, most schools have half-hour lunches, if I'm not mistaken. And most schools don't call it it lunch hour either, also if I'm not mistaken... The food is okay, but this stuff at the summer college seems to be a step up. But usually I end up throwing away half the stuff I get.

ocarinagirl · 06-29-2004, 09:35 PM

When sophomore year started, I got to go to different fast food places near the school (Burger King, Taco Bell, a greek place, McDonald's, a convience store, chinese place, etc..). I didn't have to set foot inside my high school cafeteria for a good THREE YEARS.

[img]graemlins/lol.gif[/img] *evil laughter* [img]graemlins/lol.gif[/img]

Sim Kid · 06-29-2004, 11:59 PM

And next year I'll be taking Food Court Management, so I'll get to eat for free and first. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

***CaptHayfever*** · 06-30-2004, 12:47 AM

We had 25 minutes, and even though there's 4 restaurants nearby (1 pizza delivery, 2 fast food, 1 sit-down), we weren't allowed to go off-campus or have anything delivered.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

[sage] · 06-30-2004, 01:03 AM

We get one of two periods (5th or 6th period) which is 45 minutes for lunch. We prepay for our food, and its usually pretty bad, but there are a few good things, so i voted okay.

As an alternative, you can leave the cafteria early, and go the canteen (an on campus store) and buy food. However, it's generally somewhat expensive (besides soda, which actually gives decent prices) but the food is better.

Parrakarry · 06-30-2004, 10:10 AM

25 minutes... and the cafeteria food's AWFUL. I got a Ham Melt Sub once, and (I'm not exaggerating at ALL) it was green. Mostly, anyway; some parts were kind of brownish-green... the sad thing is, I was actually used to that kind of quality, so until I almost threw it up, I didn't say anything. So now I bring a sack lunch... although I'm actually going to a different school next year, so maybe I'll have some not-sucky food, eh?

Princess Zelda of Hyrule · 06-30-2004, 12:04 PM

We're not allowed to go off-campus until we're seniors. Which stinks, but I guess it's better than letting everyone go off and smoke pot in the alleys.

***Cosmonautical*** · 06-30-2004, 12:21 PM

I seriously just ate some chips and had 2 milk cartons. Occasionally icecream. The food was so sh*te, except for the pizza. Which by no means can I eat every goddamn day.

***CaptHayfever*** · 06-30-2004, 01:00 PM

For us, the everyday stuff (mainly burgers & fries) was disgusting & overpriced, but the specials were usually pretty good, as well as pretty affordable.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

Brandon2390 · 06-30-2004, 04:53 PM

The school I was in last year (I'm going to high school this year) was so ****ty, like AI said, I got like 2 bags of chips and a powerade. Worst of all, you constantly find hair in your food, and you bring it back to the lunch lady and she sais it's your hair when my hair is like a millimeter long.

View Poll Results: What do you do for lunch at your school?
Buy it from the cafeteria	5	45.45%
Get it from the cafeteria free/prepaid	2	18.18%
Bring a sacked lunch	1	9.09%
Get junk from the vending machines	2	18.18%
Go off-campus	1	9.09%
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06-29-2004, 06:12 PM	#1
Princess Zelda of Hyrule Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Hyrule Castle Gender: Posts: 6,128 Thanks: 35 Thanked 14 Times in 10 Posts	We haven't had one of these topics in awhile, SO... Our lunch hour isn't an hour at all. It's only 45 minutes. Since it's a private school with an elementary, middle, and high school sharing the facilities, we have to juggle our time with the other divisions, and we, naturally, get the last slot in the day: 12:45 PM. It's sick. We're STARVING by then. Fortunately, we're the only people in the school with vending machine privileges. Plus, while the younger kids have to have special passes to get pop and frozen yogurt, we get it everyday. Our food is pretty much Grade D. But compared to what I've seen at other schools, it's not so bad. At one school I toured, they served grapes that smelled like pee. They took fish sticks and called them chicken tenders. [ June 29, 2004, 06:17 PM: Message edited by: Princess Zelda of Hyrule: God Bless ]

06-29-2004, 09:03 PM	#2
c_jks Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Sacramento, CA, USA Posts: 5,631 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hell, you think having a 45 minute lunch is bad? My lunch is 30 minutes. Anyway, I usually bring a lunch, though times that I don't I get some RedVines from the vending machine or something.

06-29-2004, 09:20 PM	#3
Princess Zelda of Hyrule Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Hyrule Castle Gender: Posts: 6,128 Thanks: 35 Thanked 14 Times in 10 Posts	Redvines? Never had those. What are they?

06-29-2004, 09:22 PM	#4
Sim Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The state of Denial Gender: Posts: 8,884 Thanks: 80 Thanked 198 Times in 122 Posts	Mine's only 30 minutes, and we really did have some good food from outside vendors, we'd get like Blackjack, Chik Fi'la(sp), Pizza Hut, and Tokyo Bowl. Their Pizza rolls turned from good to bad when they switched from East Coast Pizza to Mama Ronis, The fries were just...Well, when you buy them, you more or less just take a chance because some days they were McDonalds quality and other days they were absolutley terrible. Their hamburgers were okay, but the Pizza Hut, Blackjack, and Chic Fi'la sandwiches were worth every penny...Even though the Pizza Hut stuff would have like 1 Pizza that didn't have much sauce, and I'm almost always the one who gets that one. They also had great choices in chips.

06-29-2004, 09:23 PM	#5
c_jks Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Sacramento, CA, USA Posts: 5,631 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	^^It's a brand name for red licorice, I guess. It's odd, because RedVines makes black licorice too.

06-29-2004, 09:30 PM	#6
KirbyKing Veteran Member Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 37,091 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Yeah, most schools have half-hour lunches, if I'm not mistaken. And most schools don't call it it lunch hour either, also if I'm not mistaken... The food is okay, but this stuff at the summer college seems to be a step up. But usually I end up throwing away half the stuff I get.

06-29-2004, 09:35 PM	#7
ocarinagirl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Ehhh? What? Where am I?! Gender: Posts: 3,010 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	When sophomore year started, I got to go to different fast food places near the school (Burger King, Taco Bell, a greek place, McDonald's, a convience store, chinese place, etc..). I didn't have to set foot inside my high school cafeteria for a good THREE YEARS. [img]graemlins/lol.gif[/img] evil laughter [img]graemlins/lol.gif[/img]

06-29-2004, 11:59 PM	#8
Sim Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The state of Denial Gender: Posts: 8,884 Thanks: 80 Thanked 198 Times in 122 Posts	And next year I'll be taking Food Court Management, so I'll get to eat for free and first. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

06-30-2004, 12:47 AM	#9
*CaptHayfever* Smash SuperMod Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 27,661 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 2,486 Times in 1,513 Posts	We had 25 minutes, and even though there's 4 restaurants nearby (1 pizza delivery, 2 fast food, 1 sit-down), we weren't allowed to go off-campus or have anything delivered. And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

06-30-2004, 01:03 AM	#10
[sage] Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Florida Gender: Posts: 18,304 Thanks: 1 Thanked 13 Times in 10 Posts	We get one of two periods (5th or 6th period) which is 45 minutes for lunch. We prepay for our food, and its usually pretty bad, but there are a few good things, so i voted okay. As an alternative, you can leave the cafteria early, and go the canteen (an on campus store) and buy food. However, it's generally somewhat expensive (besides soda, which actually gives decent prices) but the food is better.

06-30-2004, 10:10 AM	#11
Parrakarry Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 10,685 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	25 minutes... and the cafeteria food's AWFUL. I got a Ham Melt Sub once, and (I'm not exaggerating at ALL) it was green. Mostly, anyway; some parts were kind of brownish-green... the sad thing is, I was actually used to that kind of quality, so until I almost threw it up, I didn't say anything. So now I bring a sack lunch... although I'm actually going to a different school next year, so maybe I'll have some not-sucky food, eh?

06-30-2004, 12:04 PM	#12
Princess Zelda of Hyrule Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Hyrule Castle Gender: Posts: 6,128 Thanks: 35 Thanked 14 Times in 10 Posts	We're not allowed to go off-campus until we're seniors. Which stinks, but I guess it's better than letting everyone go off and smoke pot in the alleys.

06-30-2004, 12:21 PM	#13
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,156 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	I seriously just ate some chips and had 2 milk cartons. Occasionally icecream. The food was so sh*te, except for the pizza. Which by no means can I eat every goddamn day.

06-30-2004, 01:00 PM	#14
*CaptHayfever* Smash SuperMod Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 27,661 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 2,486 Times in 1,513 Posts	For us, the everyday stuff (mainly burgers & fries) was disgusting & overpriced, but the specials were usually pretty good, as well as pretty affordable. And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

06-30-2004, 04:53 PM	#15
Brandon2390 Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Connecticut Posts: 10,519 Thanks: 7 Thanked 30 Times in 22 Posts	The school I was in last year (I'm going to high school this year) was so ****ty, like AI said, I got like 2 bags of chips and a powerade. Worst of all, you constantly find hair in your food, and you bring it back to the lunch lady and she sais it's your hair when my hair is like a millimeter long.